Reinventing undergraduate education
Subtitle: engaging college students in research and creative activities
By: Shouping Hu, Kathyrine Scheuch, Robert Schwartz, Joy Gaston Gayles, Shaoqing Li.
Contributors: Scheuch, Kathyrine.; Schwartz, Robert A.; Gayles, Joy Gaston.; Li, Shaoqing.; Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Series: ASHE higher education report -- v. 33, no. 4; Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Publisher: Wiley/Jossey-Bass
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9780470283585
Subjects: Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States.; College students -- United States.; Universities and colleges -- United States.; Education, Higher -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-93) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Learning imperatives in undergraduate education; title: Description of undergraduate research and creative activities; title: Defining undergraduate research and creative activities; title: Disciplinary differences in undergraduate research and creative activities; title: Historical context of undergraduate research and creative activities; title: Intellectual foundations of undergraduate research and creative activities; title: Constructivist learning theories; title: Exemplary learning models; title: Implications of undergraduate research and creative activities; title: Understanding student engagement in research and creative activities; title: Environmental effects in higher education; title: Student involvement and engagement; title: Undergraduate socialization; title: Academic and social integration; title: Impacts of student engagement in research and creative activities; title: Outcomes of undergraduate research activities; title: Impacts for special student populations; title: Effects on faculty members; title: What matters to student engagement in research and creative activities; title: Patterns of student engagement; title: Correlates of student engagement; title: Engaging students in research and creative activities; title: Phases of student research experience; title: Institutional efforts to engage students in research and creative activities; title: Conditions conducive to undergraduate research and creative activities; title: Barriers to undergraduate research and creative activities; title: Conclusions and implications; title: Conclusions; title: Implications for policy in higher education; title: Implications for program development; title: Approaches to assessing programs for undergraduate research and creative activities; title: Additional research needed; title: Resources for undergraduate research and creative activities.